laptop

Nov 29, 2014

I like spreadsheets.
Sometimes I find an old spreadsheet and wonder what the heck I mean, when I created it.
Today I found an one-year old sheet about laptops and want to share it.

I described scenarios that my lightweight laptop (they used to be called ultrabooks) should satisfy.
I added some scores (10 is maximum) for two laptops that I used for the past year: macbook air 2012 and dell xps 12.

Note: I use a laptop as my main working machine at home, I don’t have a working station there.

Scenario

Metrics

Priority

Dell XPS

Macbook Air

open laptop, quick yelp/google maps/mail lookup, close laptop

Startup time, browser readiness

P1

4

9

Scroll web page

Smothness

P1

6

10

Adjust sound level (for music / video)

Speed, easy in unusual conditions (i.e. during sex)

P1

7

8

install toolchain for a new language/framework/hardware, write “hello world” app using it

Count of non-automated actions (i.e. install unsigned drivers)

P2

3

7

clone source from github, build project

Any additional software required?

P1

4

7

install a new general purpose software

easy to find, easy to install

P2

8

6

Type instant message in dark room, laying in a bed

how much time do you need to do it, is it a good expirience

P2

6

8

Play a game from steam

Is this OS supported for games? Does laptop have enought space to install one more 7-Gb game? Does hardware allow me play some new hits?